August 11, 2011
Pure delight
Pure Poultry, near Taunton in Somerset, offers a huge range to choose from – and you will be assured of sound advice too
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Country Smallholding
August 2, 2011
Smallholding Fair at Sissinghurst
August 2, 2011: Following the huge success of Sissinghurst Castle’s first Smallholding Fair last year, the National Trust has announced that food writer Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall of River Cottage fame will be the star guest at this…
July 16, 2011
Hens and HOLIDAYS
What should you do with your hens when you go on holiday? Anne Perdeaux offers some suggestions
July 15, 2011
The gardener’s friend …or enemy?
Charlotte Popescu, an experienced henkeeper, gardener and author of chicken books, is in no doubt: hens are gardeners’ friends. You just need to know what you are doing, and take a few precautions …
July 14, 2011
KEEPING CHICKENS IN SMALL SPACES
Kate Fox describes how she designed a system for keeping chickens in a small space in her narrow back garden in Midhurst, West Sussex
June 18, 2011
Hens in HOT WEATHER
Francine Raymond has some tips for caring for your birds when things heat up…
June 17, 2011
In love with Bantams
Jeremy Hobson describes the fun and pleasure these wonderful little birds have given him over the years – and suggests that you will be captivated too
June 16, 2011
The battery hen battle
Jane Howorth, founder of the British Hen Welfare Trust, explains the history behind the campaign to give farmed chickens a better life.
June 8, 2011
What stuff do I need to keep some chickens?
I am getting some chickens for my birthday. Do I need any special equipment? Linda Cranmer, Brighton
June 8, 2011
What chicken? Practical, Pretty or Pets? We rate the breeds
In this and the next two issues of ‘Your Chickens’, Jeremy Hobson offers some ‘star-rated’ suggestions as to which breeds might best fulfil certain criteria.
June 8, 2011
The good coop guide
There is a huge variety of chicken houses on the market. Ben Kaye checks out the choice
